Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Anello PC at a Glance

Uppers

“The quality of cases, the responsibility associates are given, and the exit opportunities”

Downers

“The uneven distribution of work”

“Some of the partners are less pleasant to work with than others”

“The compensation is below market”

About Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Anello PC

If there's one thing Morvillo Abramowitz has, its trial
experience and a roster of high-profile clients. The
Big-Apple-based litigation boutique specializes in white-collar
defense, securities enforcement, and government investigations as
well as complex civil litigation.

Securities Heads and U.S. Attorneys

Morvillo Abramowitz's expertise in white-collar defense and
securities law dates back to its beginnings. In 1972, John Martin
and Otto Obermaier created Martin and Obermaier, a boutique firm,
to represent business executives and government officials embroiled
in sensitive matters. A year later, Robert G. Morvillo-who had
served as head of the Securities Fraud Unit of the U.S. Attorney's
Office for the Southern District of New York and later became the
Office's Chief of the Criminal Division-brought his seasoned
expertise to the firm. Morvillo started to make his mark
immediately, becoming the principal counsel to Merrill Lynch, an
early client of the firm.

More S.D.N.Y. veterans followed. In 1979 and 1985, two more
Chiefs of the Criminal Division joined: Elkan Abramowitz and
Lawrence Iason. Iason briefly left the firm to head the Securities
Exchange Commission of New York but later returned. Paul Grand,
Chief of the Securities Fraud unit, came to the firm in 1989, and
in 2002, longtime associate Robert J. Anello-who had snagged
Deloitte and Morgan Stanley as clients-was added to the
masthead.

Making Room in the Trophy Case

Morvillo Abramowitz's status as a leading litigation firm is
well known, and its white-collar defense practice in particular has
drawn universal acclaim. The firm has been ranked as a leader in
this area by the likes of Chambers USA, Benchmark
Litigation, Legal 500 US, Who's Who Legal,
and U.S. News and World Report. Morvillo partners have
been named New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars and have been
recognized as leading lawyers by Chambers USA.

A Job Well Done

Morvillo Abramowitz has an enviable list of representations and
clients, past and present, including Steven Davis, the former Dewey
& LeBoeuf Chairman, in what had been referred to as the legal
industry's 'trial of the year'; the Supervisory Board of VimpelCom,
Ltd., an Amsterdam-based telecommunications company, in one of the
largest FCPA investigations in U.S. history; the Executive Chamber
of the Office of the Governor of the State of New York in a
high-profile investigation into the shutdown of the Moreland
Commission on Public Corruption; and several high-profile
individuals on both sides of MeToo litigation.

The list also includes Martha Stewart, in connection with her
infamous obstruction of justice charges for illegal stock trading,
conspiracy, and securities fraud; Woody Allen, in connection with
his notorious courtroom battle with Mia Farrow; Donald Drapkin, the
former Vice Chairman of MacAndrews & Forbes LLC, in connection
with a claim for breach of contract; and David Stockman, the former
Chief Executive Officer of Collins & Aikman, in connection with
charges of bank fraud, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

Morvillo Abramowitz also represented former chief executive of
the American International Group, Maurice R. Greenberg, during his
prosecution by the attorney general; Anil Kumar, a McKinsey senior
executive witness in the insider trading trial of former hedge fund
manager Raj Rajaratnam; and John A. Zaccaro, real estate developer
and husband of one-time vice-presidential candidate Geraldine
Ferraro, in his much-publicized bribery case.